Tannehill limited in practice, unsure about Sunday's game

QB Ryan Tannehill does individual drills; Matt Moore takes snaps with first team in team drills

October 31, 2012|By Chris Perkins

DAVIE — Quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who sustained a bone bruise to his left knee and bruised left thigh in last week's 30-9 victory against the New York Jets, practiced Wednesday on a limited basis. But he's not sure he'll play Sunday at Indianapolis.

"I’m just taking it one day at a time," he said. "I want to play obviously. I want to be out there. I'm just going to do everything I can to be ready, and hopefully that’s the case."

Tannehill was wearing a compression sleeve on his left leg and a knee brace underneath. He walked with a slight limp. In practice he went through individual drills but he didn't work with the first team. Backup Matt Moore took snaps with the first team and third-team quarterback Pat Devlin took snaps with the second team.

Coach Joe Philbin wasn't enthusiastic about updating Tannehill's condition or expounding on his health. Philbin read a statement that said, "All three quarterbacks worked today. Ryan Tannehill was limited, as he will be listed on the injury report. We will continue to monitor his progress throughout the course of the week and there’s not much else to report at this time."

If Tannehill can't play the job belongs to Moore, the team's MVP last season and the quarterback who led the Dolphins to victory last week.

Tannehill had a MRI on Monday and it revealed the bruises but showed there's no structural damage.

"There is always that comfort factor with Matt," guard Richie Incognito said. "We have a lot of confidence in him. We saw what he did last season."

Defensive tackle Tony McDaniel, who sustained a knee injury in the game, is also at practice although he's not participating. McDaniel missed three games earlier this season due to a knee problem.